Good morning. Life just got harder for many CIOs thanks to a congressional report suggesting equipment maker Huawei could be in cahoots with the Chinese government to steal their data. While most observers don’t believe Huawei would endanger its overseas contracts by allowing China to piggyback spyware on its networking equipment, that doesn’t mean CIOs aren’t going to face tough questions from CEOs and boards. But most CIOs already have tools in place that monitor outbound traffic for suspicious activity, Gartner analyst Lawrence Pingree tells CIO Journal. The key, he says, is purchasing those tools from a third party. “You need checks and balances between vendors,” Pingree said.

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